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Binh Duong (Bình Dương) vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Binh Duong (Bình Dương) is 40.6% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 72.0% less in Binh Duong (Bình Dương)
Groceries: pay 45.9% less in Binh Duong (Bình Dương)
Transportation: pay 18.4% more in Binh Duong (Bình Dương)
Housing: pay 63.5% less in Binh Duong (Bình Dương)
Childcare: pay 5.7% less in Binh Duong (Bình Dương)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.2% less in Binh Duong (Bình Dương)
Clothing: pay 46.0% less in Binh Duong (Bình Dương)

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, groceries, and childcare are lower in Binh Duong (Bình Dương).

Binh Duong (Bình Dương) vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Binh Duong (Bình Dương) instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 72.0% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Binh Duong (Bình Dương)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	$1.89 ₫49,824	-82.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.90	$3.79 ₫99,647	-57.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.20	$0.49 ₫12,814	-71.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.49	$0.31 ₫8,045	-76.5%
Average			-72.0%

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pay 45.9% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Binh Duong (Bình Dương)
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.29	$0.78 ₫20,428	-70.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.79	$5.67 ₫149,159	+12.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.78	$5.38 ₫141,624	-17.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.96	$1.42 ₫37,278	-45.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.54	$1.54 ₫40,453	-59.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.66	$0.95 ₫24,860	-31.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.41	$0.26 ₫6,780	-67.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.53	$0.31 ₫8,136	-68.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.32	$0.47 ₫12,430	-47.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.27	$0.43 ₫11,300	-55.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.91	$0.46 ₫11,978	-54.2%
Average			-45.9%

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pay 18.4% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Binh Duong (Bình Dương)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.54	$3.01 ₫79,213	-41.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.03	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	$37,122.40 ₫976,541,854	+85.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.70	$4.92 ₫129,541	+11.3%
Average			+18.4%

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pay 63.5% less for housing

	Mexico City	Binh Duong (Bình Dương)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.23	$6.44 ₫169,400	-79.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	$255.69 ₫6,726,181	-76.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	$160.99 ₫4,235,003	-76.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.03	$28.97 ₫762,007	-22.5%
Average			-63.5%

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pay 5.7% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Binh Duong (Bình Dương)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	$263.06 ₫6,919,939	-38.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	$13,892.02 ₫365,443,386	+27.5%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 69.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Binh Duong (Bình Dương)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.67	$0.91 ₫23,915	-72.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.70	$1.81 ₫47,728	-52.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.23	$0.76 ₫19,929	-82.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	$9.47 ₫249,118	-83.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.34	$2.94 ₫77,227	-54.9%
Average			-69.2%

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pay 46.0% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Binh Duong (Bình Dương)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	$31.19 ₫820,428	-48.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$866.05	$15.15 ₫398,589	-68.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	$75.76 ₫1,992,943	-28.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	$68.18 ₫1,793,648	-38.5%
Average			-46.0%

Mexico City vs. Binh Duong (Bình Dương) - Cost of clothing

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